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Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Appearance of the Angel in the form of a Mankind

Lesson # 685 From Holy Qur’aan

Appearance of the Angel in the
form of a Mankind

Surah ‘Al-‘An-‘aam (Cattle)
– Chapter – 6)–Stage - 2

Verses
– 9 & 10 of 165, Section – 1 of 20 (Part - 7)

BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim

In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

9.
And if We had thus appointed Him (Our Messenger) an angel, We
assuredly would have made him (as) a man (that he might speak to men); and
thus We would have confused them in matter wherein they are now confused.

10.
And certainly Messengers (of Allaah)
have been derided before Thee, but that whereat they scoffed surrounded such
of them as did deride.

There is a description in this verse about the appearance of an Angel (peace
be upon Him) in the shape of a man, and actually it is the form, in which, an
Angel (peace be upon Him) can guide the human being. But it is not useful,
because: How will they know that it is an Angel, whereas outward form of the
Angel would be of a man? How will they then believe that He is an Angel, not a
man? They will say even at that time too, that if the Angel had come, then we
would have believed, as they are saying now.

It is commanded: If We send down an Angel to guide them, even then, He (peace
be upon Him) can do His work only in the form of a man. When He (peace be upon
Him) will come in to them and dwell between them like a man, due to this reason,
even at that time, they will have a chance to say: We would have believed, if
it were an Angel. They would have pretended not to believe, even at that time,
as they are evading now.

Next, it is commanded that in fact, believing in the Messengers (peace
be upon Them) is not acceptable to them. Even they deride them (peace be upon
Them) and do not give any importance to their teachings. O Messenger (grace,
glory, blessings and peace be upon Him)! It is not any new matter for them. Certainly before
You, the Messengers (peace be upon Them) of their own times, have been derided,
but it was their result that whereat they scoffed, surrounded such of them as
did deride, that is to say; those matters were proved as true, of which they
used to deride. They suffered painful due to not believing. And the calamities
of disobedience besieged them from all around.

These matters are being admonished to the people of
Makkah. But alas! Even then, they did
not believe. At last, they were ruined and Islam succeeded.

Transliterated
Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from
Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall,
Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to
English by Muhammad Sharif)